Rankine

American  

[rang-kin] / ˈræŋ kɪn /

noun

1. William John Macquorn 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.

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adjective

1. Thermodynamics. pertaining to an absolute temperature scale Rankine scale in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit.

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His opera “Perle Noire: Meditations for Josephine,” a collaboration with director Peter Sellars and poet Claudia Rankine about Josephine Baker, addressed issues of race and inequality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Our list of 20 books calls out reads you might have missed among these powerhouse titles, including highly anticipated works from Tayari Jones, Emily Nemens, Álvaro Enrigue, Claudia Rankine, T.C.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Ms Rankine has had a front-row view of this.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

Officers Matthew Collins, Christopher “Shane” Burbank and Timothy Rankine had been on paid leave since June 2020.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

This fact has an important bearing upon the theory of the steam-engine, and we are indebted to Rankine for the first complete treatise on that theory as thus modified.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Robert H. Thurston